Lukas Pezenka is a strength and conditioning coach as well as a combat sports instructor based in Vienna, Austria. Besides running his own Dojo, he is the head S&C coach at the Shinergy Base in Vienna, where he prepares combat athletes for kickboxing and MMA. As a side occupation, he holds workshops on nutrition, weight cutting, strength training for combat sports and similar things. Academically, he received a M.Sc. in computer science and is also a published researcher. His sports education includes (but is not limited to) the government-sponsored trainer education at the Austrian national sports academy (BSPA), FMS Level 1, the Exos Performance Specialist Certification (XPS) and Precision Nutrition Level 1. Athletically, he has been involved in combat sports for roughly a quarter of a century now, competing in Taekwondo, Kickboxing, Grappling, and MMA.
There are different camps when it comes to the best periodization model. Some coaches prefer block periodization, others have achieved great success with linear models. In this article, Lukas Pezenka outlines a narrative…
Physical preparation in combat sports is a very tricky and complex endeavor. Read this article and find out how fighter and coach Lukas Pezenka approaches the physical development of combat athletes.
Training fighters pose unique challenges to the coach. An uncertain schedule, the lack of a dedicated off-season, the high amount of skill training and the mixed bioenergetic demands of the sport, challenge periodization…
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